Friday Feel Goods: Post #1

Sometimes, the world can feel a little depressing. What with the incessant political debates, the turmoil in Syria, and the plethora of social issues going on in America, it’s easy for someone to get caught up in all the negativity. But fear not! Often times what you’re exposed to doesn’t best represent the world around you, so I’m here to share a few stories where our fellow man went above and beyond just common decency.

When an older couple was rear ended by a driver traveling at a high rate of speed, the collision trapped them inside their car, which shortly burst into flame. Bystanders from all around rushed from their cars to help. Even when the flames raged and the engine in the rear car exploded, these samaritans broke through the windows and pulled the elderly couple out and to safety, as well as dragging the unconscious man in the other car away, very well saving their lives.

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Over 100 beachgoers created a human chain to reach a family of nine who had been swept out to sea by a rip current. One of the family members suffered a massive heartache during the ordeal, but was revived in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

The world isn’t as bad as you may think. Don’t let all the negativity on the television get to you, because there are people out there who are making a difference every single day and being the change they want to see in the world. So go out and join them!

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Clay Harmon writes content for Aplos by day and makes up novel-sized stories by night. When doing neither, his Kindle e-reader is close at hand, or he is drinking coffee and losing at video games on his computer. Raised at the gateway to Yosemite, the occasional trip into the Sierras gives a quick fix for an addiction to mountain air and serves as inspiration for future books cooking in that brain of his.